I remember going there on Saturday afternoons with free tickets we got from the Hobby Hub next door. Those were the days when a kid could leave home and walk downtown without having their parents worrying about them or setting up a “play date”.

Here is a slideshow of various interior shots – http://youtu.be/BFkpeGFqDpY

If you are the original owner of these photos please let me know; can’t even remember where I found these online.

I set them to the music of Irenee Berge, a silent film composer from the early 1900s. This version is as it would have been played by a theatre orchestra in one of the bigger movie palaces that could afford an orchestra.

The lawsuit filed by the friends of the Dupage Theatre, the Lombard Historical Society ,and the Illinois Preservation Society against the village of Lombard to stay the demolition of the Dupage Theatre for 6 months was denied today in court.The judge found for the defendant{the Village of Lombard}
A dark day indeed.

I think HDTV would like to read about how other preservationists can avoid the same fate as the Lombard group did. If you would like to know what happened, got to www.lombardvillagevoice and click on message boards.

So what? The only liar was Big Idea Corp.I never trusted his motives from day # one.Big Idea was trying to be everything to everybody. The savior of Lombard.Unfortunatly the Village of Lombard didn’t see through him.

All of the hard work,meetings,ect.ect.Doesn’t mean anything now.
It will be interesting to see just what becomes of the property now.
Like the song say’s.“They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
People’s assured retirement.What else.
Greed is good.Remember that line.Sure applies well for Lombard.

Well folks, it looks like it’s over…Look for several well-known names in town to come forward with a development plan for the theatre property in the coming months…

I STRONGLY believe had the Friends listen to comon sense rather than some of their own inflated egos and scattered reasoning and gone ahead and done the petition drive BEFORE the court hearing, there would be a different outcome. Instead, the issue seems to be pretty much over. If they had show that a MAJORITY of residents were willing to stand up and say that they were in FAVOR of the DuPage Theatre, it would be pretty strong evidence in court and te court of public opinion. Instead, the Friends were outdone by a few individuals with suspicious intentions. Will we finally have them come out and publically identify who they actually are, sort of like Kiss removing their make-up? Probably not, since most people won’t like what they see—they’ll realize they were sold out by some pretty big names, and for what? Corporate greed? People’s assured retirement? It just doesn’t make sense now, does it???

Melders, here’s another interesting fact regarding True Class. They CLAIM to be a female senior citizen, yet after going through voter registration and a phone call to a very kind older lady, she said she does not even have a computer, and has NEVER posted on here, so don’t call TC a “her” it’s not, it’s this LAMP who really has issues with a few people.
He is probably behind that whole “Jayme Warnock” thing—remember that? What happen to “her” she was sooo against the theatre, yet she disappeared off the face of the earth. Be afraid, be very afraid…

Melders, as usual, you are right on!!! I was just sitting in my office thinking when I realized that is the anti-theatre groups intention—to get this site shut down! They have an anti-theatre site that THEY CONTROL. They have banned people from posting that have spoken in favor of the theatre. In fact, whoever goes under the screen name True Class on here goes by LAMP on there, and they ovbiously have a problem with certian people on both sites.
These “people” are bent on destroying our theatre for whatever reason; when points are made to support our cause, they make ridiculous posts to draw attention from the ovbious. The say they are against TIF, yet they have no problem with the Park District accepting $100,000 for a small park. They say they have problems with variances on the theatre, yet they NEVER spoke out publically about several other projects in town-St. John’s church, the hospital or the convention center that required a laundry list of variances to be built. They claim “obscene” harassing e-mails were sent, yet they have NEVER produced a single one. A few months ago, a film maker came to town to film a documentary about the DuPage Theatre, he invited both sides to be interviewed, no one opposed to the theatre showed up. A local reporter who has printed stories about the theatre has yet to print any names of private citizens quoted in her stories, and why? They simply refuse to give their names. Afraid to come into the light, taking pot-shots from the dark, trying to scare people will inneundos and threats of increased taxes due to the theatre is their S.O.P. Some of us try to fight this, only to be ridiculed, harassed and threatened. Again, how sad.
Make no mistake, there are people in Lombard who want to see the DuPage Theatre demolished, and will stop at nothing to see it happen. They claim it is the will of the people, and the Friends refuse to go door to door to see if it really is the will for whatever reason, be it ignorance, ineptitude, attitude, laziness or whatever, their time is running out. Once the theatre is gone, it can never be brought back…The Friends have said that time and time again. Myself and many others have volunteered to hit the streets, but to no avail. Better start saying your good-byes now, after the court date, I’m sure the next day, if not that day, the wrecking ball will fly, and it will be the darkest day in Lombards history. Better start taking down those “Historic Downtown Lombard” signs, there will be no history left…

True Class, WILL YOU PLEASE GIVE IT UP AND LEAVE THE SITE! Your postings seem even more ridiculus than some of Dupage Dudes and Conserned Taxpapers. I do not see you doing anything constructive to save the theater, you just say “Tear it down!” Perhaps True Class is trying to get the moderators to shut down the board with her repetitive postings.

I agree the talk should stay constructive but some good can come from it still. Who cares how it compares to Radio City Music Hall? I thought one old theatre is just as precious as the next?

I suggest that if it bothers you that much you don’t click on it anymore.

If people like Dude can’t control himself then the plug should be pulled. In the meantime stop letting it bother you and stop counting the hits compared to other boards, that is a waste of time and doesn’t help preservation.

Duper Supporter. DuPage Dude. Restoration Rita and Unconcerned taxpayer are the same person….Jim Devitt. He does not live in Lombard and has not done anything constructive to save the theatre. These are FACTS!

true class offers nothing to this message board about saving the Dupage Theatre.I will not respond to true class.I will post around true class.
I hope that the other preservationists who post on this website will do the same.